Starkist Chunk light Tuna, 5 oz can .68
Use the Buy 2, Get 1 Free coupon here. (Manufacturer's coupon available on the Save-A-Lot website)
Final price: $1.36/3 or .46 each!

Ortega Refried Beans .88, Salsa $1.58, Guacamole Dip $2.48
Use the .75/2 coupon from the 1/24 coupon inserts
Final price: .38 each when you buy 2 beans! For other products, or to mix and match, buy 2 and subtract .50 from sale price to get the final price after coupon.

Orville Redenbacher's Butter or Movie Theater Butter, 3 ct Buy One, Get One Free
Regular price: $2.00
Use the $1/2 coupon available here or in the 1/24 coupon inserts.
Final price: .50 each when you buy 2!

Fisher Dry Roasted Peanuts $1.98
Use the $1 off any Fisher product coupon from the 11/22, 12/06 or 1/10 coupon inserts or here.
Final price: .98

Braeburn Apples .98

Grapefruit .68

Romaine, Green Leaf or Red Leaf Lettuce .98!

Wonderful Pistachios $3.98
Use the $1 coupon from the 11/15 coupon inserts or here
Final price: $2.98

Yesterday, I read about a new Qdoba Coupon Game over at Money Saving Mom. Now I LOVE me some Qdoba coupons. There aren't many "fast food" places that we enjoy eating at, but Qdoba is one of them!

Play the game here, see the new Craft 2 options, then enter your email address to win a coupon. I've played 2 times now and won a coupon each time. The first was for a FREE Craft 2 entree with the purchase of another entree, and then today I won a coupon for a FREE Craft 2 entree with the purchase of a drink! Wahoo! Last night, we used the BOGO coupon to get an awesome meal for both of us for only $7.15! Plus my husband gets a free drink with his NDSU ID! Not a bad meal on the go. :)

Note: The coupons expire quickly, 2 days from the day you play. The one I printed today expires Saturday. The site does encourage you to come back the next day and play, though, so you should be able to play again if you'd like!

Plus, join the Qdoba eclub here and get a FREE chips and salsa on your next visit.

Head on over here and become a fan of Babies "R" Us on Facebook and sign up to receive a FREE $5 e-gift card to be used on anything in store or online! Coupon will be emailed to you within a couple of days of signing up.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Our Family has added quite a few new coupons on their coupon site. Go here to check them out!

If you find a great match-up using one of these coupons, share with us in the comments!

Note: Though these coupons say "Not Subject to Doubling" I have found that Sunmart registers automatically double all coupons, regardless of the wording. To read more about double coupons in our area, go here.

I've come across 2 new coupons since posting the Hornbacher's Deals. Now these deals are only good through today, so hopefully if you're interested, you can make it to Hornbacher's sometime today!

John Morrell bacon, 12 oz $1.98
There is a $1.50 on John Morrell bacon coupon good when you buy an Off The Bone tub of lunch meat. Now, on the website the turkey is marked at only $3.49, normally $3.99.
Buy both, use the bacon coupon here.
Final price: $3.97 for both!

Another Quaker Oatmeal $1 Coupon!
Use the coupon here (build a day and email it to yourself or a friend, then get a link in your email to print the coupon)
Makes original oatmeal only .38!

If it's good on other items, use it to take $1 off the sale price of other Quaker items as well!

Better yet, buy 10 and use as many coupon as you can get your hands on (2 prints per computer). Then, submit for the $10 Mail-In-Rebate when you buy 10 15.5 oz Naked Juice products here or here! There was also a rebate form in the Sunday inserts a few weeks ago, but I can't remember which date.
If you used 10 of these coupons, then submitted the rebate, these juices would only be .50 each! (Even if you only use 4 coupons, use can get these for only $1.10 each after rebate, or with no coupons at all, each would be $1.50!)

Hunts Spaghetti Sauce .99
Use the .50/2 coupon here. (Manufacturer's coupon available on the Save-A-Lot website)
Final price: .49 each when you buy 2!

Did you see any other deals I missed this week at Sunmart? Let us know in the comments!

Kemps Cottage Cheese, 16 oz $1.98
Use the .50/2 coupon from this weekend's inserts.
Final price: $1.48 each when you buy 2
(You might want to check this price to a 32 oz store brand container, it may not be the best price per ounce...)

Dixie Paper Bowls, Cups or Plates .88
Use the .55/1 bowls or plates coupon from this weekends (1/24) inserts or here, which will double to $1
Final price: .88

Dreamfields Low Carb Pasta $1.88
Use the $1 coupon from this weekends inserts or here.
Final price: .88!

Azteca Flour Tortillas, 10 oz pkg $1.38

It's Stir Fry time! Great deals on LaChoy products this week. For the coupon, go coupon here to play a silly game. Hopefully you still have some of these .50 coupons around or can use another computer to print more! They will double up to $1.

Quaker Deal, Use the In-Ad coupon for $3 off when you purchase 5 participating Quaker items
Like the deal at Sunmart last week, the in-ad coupon is a manufacturer's coupon, so you can use it on 5 items for .60 off per item, or you can use individual item coupons without the in-ad coupon and buy any quantity that you choose.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

I'm reposting this article from before my blog, when I was only posting on my Facebook page. I wanted to bring it over here so it could be archived. Enjoy!

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Friend and reader Miranda posted a link this morning to Malt-o-Meal's website, where you can sign up to print coupons and get other offers by email, I'm sure. This brought an important idea to my attention that I thought I'd share about with y'all... (I'm originally from KS, so I can say y'all, right?)

I often hear from people, "I never see coupon for products I actually use!" To that I'd say, you don't eat cereal, use bath tissue or toothpaste? Just kidding, those of you that know me know I would never say that, but I'm thinking it! Instead, I should say, what do you use? Would you like coupons for that product? Chances are they're out there.

If there's a product you use and are pretty brand-loyal to it, check the product's website! There's a good chance you can either find a coupon to sign up to get them in the future. I have a special email account set up just for junk mail and companies that send out email offers. I delete a lot of "newsletters" but find several coupons in them as well!

Another idea? Write to them! Is there a product you couldn't live without? A certain deodorant or hair product that you always buy? Email the company or manufacturer of the product and let them know, chance are they'll send you some coupons just for getting in contact! CouponingtoDisney has some great ideas and inspiration to share here.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Wow, what a morning it was! CVS, Sunmart, Walgreens and Cashwise. Less than 3 hours and a net cost of only a few bucks for a car-load of soda and several grocery items. I'm so thankful for my super husband, Nate, who had the day off work and gave me some time on my own this morning to go shopping on my own. Those of you that have little ones know what a blessing it is to be able to shop solo sometimes!

CVS

My first stop was CVS. Pepsi 12 packs are on sale this week 3/$10, and when you buy $20 worth, you'll get $10 back in Extra Bucks (a coupon to use on your next purchase.) There is a limit of 2, so you can buy a total of 12 12 packs for $40, get $20 back in Extra Bucks and submit for a $10 rebate here. (Sorry, those of you on the Fargo side, ND does not qualify for this rebate!) Thanks Erica for tipping me off to this deal! And, for the record, I know that this is an absurd amount of soda to buy at one time. That being said, I don't mess around with free or close to free. We're going to put it away in the basement and try not to drink it all at once!

Well, I chose to split my purchases since I had a $5/20 coupon and a $4/20 coupon. If you're doing the math here, you starting to realize what a great deal this is!

Transaction #1:
6 12 packs=$20
$5/20 coupon=$15
I used extra bucks and a gift card to pay this, so I paid nothing out of pocket, and I received a $10 Extra Buck for purchasing the Pepsi.

Transaction #2:
6 12 packs=$20
$4/20 coupon=$16
Use the $10 Extra Buck from the first transaction=$6
Again, I used a gift card to pay this, so I paid nothing out of pocket and received a $10 Extra Buck coupon.

Assuming you paid the $15 and $6 and finished up with a $10 Extra Buck coupon, you will have paid $11. Then, submit the $10 Rebate, and 12 12 packs will cost you only $1 + tax!

Let me just say for the record that I am a Diet Coke gal. But you've got to remember that I don't generally like to pay anything for anything, so you know I'm going to be drinking some Diet Pepsi for awhile now. Free will do that to ya. :)

Sunmart

Heading across the street to Sunmart, I found a few good deals and met a fellow couponer, Brittany. Always fun to meet others who love to get a great deal!

No Ragu Catalina printed for me, but it was still an OK price for these groceries, especially since a few of the items were local or organic items, which I'm usually willing to pay just a bit more for.

Next stop, Walgreens

I don't normally post drugstore deals, since it would be largely time-consuming and there are lots of great bloggers out there already posting them. But, this post is to show that, there are weeks when couponing pays off in a big way. This is one of those weeks. I bought 10 cans/jars of Planter's peanuts (cocktail and dry roasted) at $1.99 for a total of $19.90

I used 5 $1/2 Planter's coupons from the 12-13 coupon inserts and the "Keep the Jingle in your Holidays" rebate booklet to bring my total down to $14.90
Lastly, I used the $1 Planter's Walgreen's coupon (which you can use in addition to a Manufacturer's coupon) from the "Diabetes and You" magazine in the pharmacy area. This coupon deducts $1 for each of the items you purchased, so in this case, it deducted $10!
Paid out of pocket: $4.90
Submit for Planter's $10 Keep the Jingle in Your Holidays rebate (no longer available to print, but was also available in booklets in-store).
$5.10 Moneymaker! And best of all, we love these nuts - I've made peanut butter with the salted cocktail nuts and LOVE to snack on the dry roasted ones! Yum-O!

(I forgot to mention that I also bought 3 packages of Christmas Peeps on clearance for .07 each (very timely, have I mentioned we are potty training right now with our little one?!)

Last Stop: Cashwise

3 20oz flats Gold'n Plump Chicken Thighs @ $2 each
Used 3 .75 coupons here that doubled to be worth $1 each.
Total: $3! Works out to be only .80/lb!
Plus, in the natural foods section, there were Kashi reusable bags available again. Several weeks ago, these were out in the bagging area with a sign that said FREE. I noticed these were hanging on a shelf with no price, and double checked that they were still out for the taking and brought home 2 of them. Can't get enough of these little totes.

Whew, what a morning. I'm tired. On to the more important parts of the day: sledding!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Ragu Pasta Sauce .97
Buy 2, use the in-ad coupon for FREE pasta (up to $1.50).Edit: Reader Lisa did this deal today and got a $2 Catalina coupon for purchasing the 2 Ragu. If this is the case for everyone else, it's like getting 2 Ragu AND the pasta for FREE! Let us know if you see this advertised on the shelf or if it works for you!FM Cheapskate here: No Catalina printed for me when I purchased 2, though it was marked on the shelf that you earn a $2 catalina when you buy 3 Ragu. However, the limit for the .97 sale is 2...

Ro*Tel $1.09
Use the .50/1 coupon here (will double to $1). Just type in your zip code and submit to see an ad in the sidebar for .50 off 1 Ro*Tel.
Final price: 09!

Hunt's Tomato Sauce .49
Purchase 3 and use the $1/3 coupon here. (Note: Play a short silly game, then select the Hunt's coupon to print afterward.
Final price: .49/3!

Our Family Mandarin Oranges .59

P&G Catalina Deal: Spend $30, get $10 coupon back to spend on your next transaction.
Anyone see a way to make this a great deal? Nothing is jumping out at me. If you choose to do this deal, know that your $30 total only has to be before coupons. You can pay only $20 after coupons, and still get the $10 coupon at checkout.

Fisher Dry Roasted Peanuts $2.49
Use the $1 coupon from one of the many coupon inserts recently (11-22, 12-6, 1-10) or here
Final price: $1.49

Select Quaker Products, Buy 5, get $3 off with in-ad coupon
These products are $2.10 without the coupon, and come to $1.50 each when you buy 5 and use the in-ad coupon. However, a few of these items already have manufacturer's coupons available that make the price better than using the in-ad coupon. Tip: You can't use Manufacturer's coupons for individual items along with this $3 coupon because the $3 coupon is also a Manufacturer's coupon and is good for all 5 items. You can sweeten the deal by using 5 coupons that are good on 1 item each, since most of them would take off $1 off each item rather than only .60.
Other coupons available:

Saturday, January 16, 2010

It's Saturday again, time to get your Early Sunday papers... Is it worth it? Two weeks ago we were all excited about 5 inserts and the Early Sunday Star Tribune let us down. Last week, expecting 2 inserts, the Early Sunday Star Tribune only had 1, so I ventured into new territory and bought the Saturday Pioneer Press. (For some reason, I never considered this before. It is also a Twin Cities paper, and apparently gets the same inserts as the Star.) It was $1, but had both inserts!

So, what gives? I like buying the paper early. You all know I don't like to pay anything for anything, especially if I can get it for less - so I LOVE to get my coupons on Saturday for .75 or $1, but I don't want to miss out, either! I can't share the best deals out there if I don't know about the coupons in the paper.

Reader Danielle let me know that she called the Star Tribune this week, and they shared with her that the Early Sunday should have all the scheduled inserts, meaning the same inserts that the Sunday edition will have. So, if they don't have all the inserts, there was a machine error. So... The good news is, we should be able to get our papers early at a discount, and still get all the inserts. But, your best guess is to check the inserts before you buy the papers. This week, we should be seeing 2 inserts, a Smartsource and a P&G. If you're not sure how many inserts are scheduled for a weekend, check here to see how many to expect. And, if the Star Tribune for some reason doesn't have them all, the Pioneer Press seems to be a reliable backup plan.

I hope any of this is helpful to you all! Is it worth it to you to buy the paper early? If so, what paper do you buy?

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Well, I got my wish! It's not exactly "Spend 30, get $15 back" Catalina deal, but not a bad deal for the yogurt we've been needing and more free vegetables!

Hormel Little Sizzlers .98

Oranges .48/lb

Weight Watcher's Smart Ones $1.67
Use the Buy One Get One Free coupon here
Final price: .84 each when you buy 2!

Or, use the $1/5 coupon available in the January issue of All You Magazine or here.
Final cost: $1.47 each when you buy 5

Or, use the $3/10 coupon from the 1/3 coupon inserts.
Final price when you buy 10: $1.37 each

Yet another deal scenario: I've heard reports of $4/10 peelie coupons available on these products in many stores. Should you find one of these, you'll pay only 12.70 for 10 or $1.27 each.

It just keeps getting better: Use the FREE Flatbread when you purchase any 3 Smart Ones Products coupon from the 1/3 coupon inserts. And, if you purchase 5, use the FREE Breakfast with purchase of any 5 Smart Ones Products from the 1/3 coupon inserts. If you purchase 10, use 1 of each free item coupons!

Jolly Time Popcorn $1
Use the .50/1 coupon from the 1/10 coupon inserts. (Will double to $1)
Final cost: FREE!

Buy any TEN participating General Mills products and use coupon for an instant $4 off!
Similar to this week's Cashwise General Mills Deal, this is an instant discount, where you use the in-ad coupon at checkout to reduce your total cost upfront. Basically, when you buy 10 items that qualify, you can figure your price by taking .40 off the final price of your 10 items. ($4.00 discount divided by 10 items = .40 per item) For all of the items I list, I'll assume you purchase exactly 10 items and list the price after this additional .40 discount.

Final price: $2.80! Not bad for 20 yogurt cups and 5 bags of frozen veggies! :)

Not bad, huh?

Lastly, there are many of each of the coupons listed here for each item, as well as a few past coupon inserts that have some as well. If you are looking for multiples of any of these coupons, here's where to look:

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Premium Boneless Pork Chops, 3.14 lb (10 chops) $10
Not a necessarily a great price on pork chops (more then $3/lb), but I mention it because this is a great week to shop the "reduced for quick sale" section at your store. If you haven't found this section before, ask at the meat counter and they'll show you. It's often a small section hidden in the back of the meat department. Now, this meat does need to be used within a few days or frozen for later use. However, this is one of my best tips for getting a great price on meat. When these econopacks of pork chops go on sale 10/10, you can often find the 10 packs for as little as $6 (less than $2/lb) in the reduced meat section!

Selected Chex and Cheerios $2
Use the .55 Cheerios coupon here (will double to $1). Or, use the $1 Cheerios coupon here. There are also $1/2 General Mills cereals available here.
Final price: .98-$1.48/boxIt's difficult to tell from the online ad - but it looks like only sweetened varieties are on sale, just fyi.

Nash Brother's Trading Co Bean $1.05, Canned Veggies $1.09
Use the $1/1 coupon available here.
Final price .05-.09!Tip: This coupon does state one per customer per visit. However, it is valid through next August, so there will be plenty of opportunities to use it. There are many Nash Brother's Trading Co. products for sale, many priced close to $1. These are typically found in the natural foods section, but are also mixed throughout the store. I also found a coupon booklet recently in the store that contained the same coupon, so keep your eyes peeled!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Post Honey Bunches of Oats Cereals $1.68
Use the $1/2 coupon from the 12/6 coupon inserts
Final price $1.18 each when you buy 2!

Hunt's Original Tomato Sauce, 8 oz cans .25
Use the $1/3 Hunts Tomato Product coupon here. (Note: Play a short silly game, then select the Hunt's coupon to print afterward. Another Note: This is by far the most ridiculous thing I've done for a coupon. :)
Final price: 3 (probably even 4 if you purchase 4 for $1) for FREE!

Food Club Lasagna, 16 0z box .98

Gold'n Plump Best O Fryer 3.5 lb Buy One Get One FREE with in-store coupon.
Price for one: $7.98
Purchase 2 packages, use the in-store BOGO coupon.
Use 2 .75 Gold'n Plump chicken coupons available here. (Each coupon will double up to $1)
Final price: $5.98 for both, or only .86/lb!

Weight Watcher's Smart Ones 6/$10 or $1.67 each
Use the $1/5 coupon available in the January issue of All You Magazine or here.
Final cost: $1.47 each when you buy 5Even better: I've heard reports of $4/10 peelie coupons available on these products in many stores. Should you find one of these, you'll pay only 12.70 for 10 or $1.27 each.

Dannon Activia 4 packs $1.98
Use the $1 coupon in the 10/4 and 1/10 coupon inserts
Final price: .98

Roma Tomatoes .98

Zucchini .98

Buy any TEN participating General Mills products and use coupon for an instant $4 off!
Similar to last week's Sunmart General Mills Deal, this is an instant discount as opposed to a Catalina deal, where a coupon prints after your transaction. Basically when you buy 10 items that qualify, you can figure your price by taking .40 off the final price of your 10 items. ($4.00 discount divided by 10 items = .40 per item) For all of the items I list, I'll list the price after this additional .40 discount.Note: Steamer bags are included in the ad, but in the store they are advertising that it was a misprint and they do not qualify. Bummer!

Fiber One Complete Pancake Mix $2.88
Use the .60/1 coupon from the 1/3 coupon inserts (will double to $1)
Final price: $1.88 with coupon only, $1.48 with coupon and .40 instant discount when you buy 10 items.

Fiber One Toaster Pastries $1.94
No coupons that I know of, but final price when you buy 10 items: $1.54

Naked Juices, 15.2 oz $2.88
Use the $1 coupon here (IE or Firefox).
Final price $1.88!Rebate idea: Naked Juice is currently offering a $10 Rebate when you buy 10 juices. If you can manage 10 coupons (you'd need access to 5 computers), buy 10 at 2.88 and use 10 coupons to pay only $1.88. Submit for the $10 Rebate. Final Price: .88 per bottle! Can't print that many? Even if you bought 10 at Cashwise for 2.88 each with no coupons, they would still only be $1.88 each after rebate!

La Choy Sauces $1.18
La Choy Canned Vegetables .98
Use the .50/1 La Choy product coupon here. (It's the game again - don't hate me.)
Final price: Free-.18 after coupon doubles to $1Note: There are probably many other La Choy products around $1 or so - get a great deal on any of them with this coupon!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Buy any 4 Special K Products in one transaction, Get ONE FREE
Use in-ad store coupon to get the 5th item free.
Use 2 $1/2 Special K product coupons from the 1/10 or 1/3 coupon inserts or the $1/2 Special K Bars coupon from here.
Final price: $6.88, or $1.38 each

Yoplait Yogurt Light or Thick & Creamy .50 each
Use the .50/6 coupon (doubles to be worth $1)
Final price for 6: $2, or .33 each

Farm Fresh Family Packs Chicken thighs or Drumsticks .98/lb

Honeysuckle Ground Turkey $1.99/lb

Kraft Chunk, Shredded or Crumble Cheese 5-8 oz $1.98
Use the $1/2 Kraft coupon here.
Final price: $1.48 eachTip: this isn't my idea of a stock up price on cheese, but it's not too bad. I like to use these types of sale to stock up on kinds of cheese that aren't usually included in the lowest priced sales like the .98 cheese at Hornbacher's last week, like Parmesan or Crumbles. We use Parmesan pretty regularly, and $1.48 is significantly less than the full price we'd be paying otherwise.

Kraft singles 16 ct $1.68
Use the .50/1 coupon from the 12/6 coupon inserts. (If you have this, it expires TODAY, 1/10, so hurry on over!)
Final price: .68!
or, use the $1/2 coupon from the 11/15 coupon inserts
Final price: $1.18 each when you buy 2

YoPlus and Fiber One Yogurt 4 packs $1.78
Use the $1 coupons available here.
Final price: .78 total or .20/cup!Note: We are only a few cups away from finishing our freezer supply of Yo-Plus from one of the better Catalina deals Hornbacher's has ever run a few months ago, and I have to admit, I'm feeling pretty stubborn about buying more, even at .78 per 4 pack. I'm holding out hope that this week or next we might see another General Mills Catalina Promotion that will helps us stock up again for .50 or possibly even .25 per 4 pack! I've been itching for another "Buy $30, get $15 coupon back" sale. Anyone else? :)

Maruchan Yakisoba Noodles .98
Use the .50/1 coupon (will double to .98 or $1, not sure how the computers work...) from the 10/18 coupon inserts.
Final cost: FREE!

Flavorite Quick Oats 18 oz .98

Flavorite Non-Fat Dry Milk, 8 qt box $2.98

Carlita 10 ct Flour Tortillas .98

Rice-A-Roni or Pasta Roni $1
Use the $1/3 coupon from the 1/3 coupon inserts.
Final price: $2, or .67 each

Smuckers Grape Jelly $1.68, Jif Peanut Butter $1.98
Purchase both, use the $1 off coupon from the 1/3 coupon inserts or here.
Final price: $2.66 for both

Angel Soft 12 Double Roll Bath Tissue $4.99 with in-ad coupon
Deal idea: buy 3 Angel Soft 12 Roll packs @ $5.99 for a total of $17.97
Use the $3 in-ad coupon to bring your total down to $14.97
Use 3 .50/1 coupon here (use zip code 63366). Coupons will double to $1 each to bring your total down to $11.97 for 3 12 packs, or $3.99 each!
Other coupons available under zip codes 90210 and 20210.

It's time for the good 'ol Sunmart Salad Deal!
For $6, purchase 2 Dole Salad Blends (Use a $1/2 coupon if you still have one - they are no longer available) and get the following for FREE with in-ad coupon! 10 oz Grape Tomatoes, Cucumber, Our Family Salad Dressing and 10 oz Shredded Carrots. It's a deal, but only if you'll make use of it! The price averages out to $1 per item.

Fisher Peanuts $2.49
Use the $1 coupon availble here or from the 11/15, 11/22 or 12/13 coupon inserts.
Final price: $1.49

Get $5 with In-Ad Store Coupon when you buy 10 participating General Mills products in one transaction between 1/3 and 1/23

This is a nice coupon because it's an instant discount! So much less planning than doing a Catalina deal. All my prices listed below assume that you purchase 10 qualifying items in the transaction.

Tip: Keep this coupon from your in-ad flyer just in case they don't run it again next week, as the deal runs through next Saturday. Also, there are items that qualify that aren't on sale this week. My guess is that they will be next week. Hang on to your coupons for a better deal next week on those items!

General Mills cereals, Select varieties $1.97 w/coupon
Use the .55/1 Cheerios coupon available here or here (all will double to $1) or the $1 off Honey Nut Cheerios coupon here. Also, there is a $1 Total coupon available here and a .75 Fiber One cereal coupon here.
Final price: .97/box!

Progresso Soup .77 w/coupon
Use the .50/2 coupon (will double to $1) from the 1/3 coupon inserts. Or, use the $1.10/3 coupon here or the $1/4 in the 1/3 coupon inserts (all will double to $1).
Final price: as low as .27 each!

Fiber One Chewy Bars or Nature Valley Granola Bars $1.99 w/coupon
Use the .40/1 coupon here or in the 1/3 coupon inserts (all will double to $1).
Final price: $1.20

Fiber One Pancake Mix $1.99 w/coupon
Use the .60 coupon from the 1/3 coupon inserts (doubles to $1).
Final price: .99

Fiber One Muffin Mix $1.99 w/coupon
Use the .50 coupon here or from the 1/3 coupon inserts (will double to $1).
Final price: .99

Fiber One or Yo-Plus Yogurt $1.99 (I'm assuming this is after coupon - though the ad doesn't say...)
Use the $1 coupon here or from the 1/3 coupon inserts.
Final price: .99

Fiber One Muffins $2.49 w/coupon
Use the .75 coupon here or from the 1/3 coupon inserts (will double to $1).
Final price: $1.49

Kellogg's Special K and Smart Start cereals 5/$8.88 or $1.78 each
Deal idea:
Buy 5 Special K or 4 Special K and 1 Smart Start
Use the Cashwise coupon in-ad for 1 Free with you buy 4
Use 2 Buy 1 Special K, Get 1 Free coupons available here, use a $1/2 Special K coupon here for the two cereals that you are buying, and use the $1 off any Kellogg's product coupon here.
Final price: $2.44 for 5 boxes! Only .49 each!

Don't forget to also use the .50 off any fruit when you buy Special K coupon that was previously available to print on coupons.com. This will double to $1, so be sure to have at least $1 worth of fruit when you check out. Also, if you still have the $1.50 off any store brand coffee when you buy 3 Kellogg's cereals, you can use that here as well. Small bags of coffee start around $1.59.

There are many ways to make this deal work for you, but keep in mind that you can use one manufacturer's coupon per item purchased. Buy one get one free coupons are only for the FREE product. In this scenario, you'll be using 2 BOGO coupons, so there are 2 cereals you are still paying for. That's where the $1/2 coupon comes in. That means, if you are purchasing 5 cereals, you can still use 1 more manufacturer's coupon. That's why I've added one more $1 coupon to the scenario. Even though there is a Cashwise coupon to get the 5th box free, you can still use a manufacturer's coupon on that item, which will decrease your total cost on the cereals.

Dole Spinach $1.88
Use the $1/2 coupon that is no longer available
Final price: $1.38 each!

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Reader Suzette tipped us all off in the comments this morning that TODAY's Star Tribune really does have 5 coupon inserts. So far the Saturday/Early Sunday hasn't let me down, but this weekend it did with only 3 of them in yesterday's paper. Oh well, lots of clipping either way!

Friday, January 1, 2010

Friend and reader Sarah reminded me this morning of a deal going on at Toys R Us today and tomorrow.

Head on over to Toys R Us and pick up some Earth's Best diapers. Jumbo packs are on sale for only $5! Then, use the $2 Toys R Us coupon here from the weekly ad to snag these diapers for only $3 per Jumbo pack! (Limit 3 packs per guest.)

Coupon is good through tomorrow, January 2. You only need one Toys R Us coupon, even if you are purchasing 3 packs.

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My name is Sheila. I've always loved a good deal. Yes, I've even been called a cheapskate. But being frugal has it's benefits! Join me here as I post and share local deals with you for the Fargo Moorhead area!